No one injured in wrecks on I-76 in Portage County

Two accidents involving multiple vehicles on I-76 in Brimfield caused traffic to jams in both east and westbound directions between S.R. 43 and Tallmadge Road Tuesday.

The first crash occurred at about 12:30 p.m. when a vehicle illegally used an emergency turnaround, leading to a four-car wreck, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. A second crash occurred in the opposite direction soon after.

A highway patrol dispatcher was unable to confirm how many vehicles were involved in the second wreck, but said no serious or life-threatening injuries resulted from the accidents, which were cleaned up by 4 p.m.